The process of liberalisation, privatisation and marketisation

Privatization of Public Services: Impacts for Employment, Working Conditions, and Service Quality in Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 6-32

  Hermann, Christoph ^a   Verhoest, Koen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84918929573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203119600     Document Type: Chapter

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